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On today's show, researcher Kristian James takes a deep look at the UK's parliament considerations of a vast, Orwellian amendment to the Investigatory Powers Bill - as well as the UK possibly joining the (TPP) Trans-Pacific Partnership. GUEST OVERVIEW: Kristian James is a content creator and researcher based in the UK. https://twitter.com/21KristianJames  

01:00 So let's grieve, and whatever, https://time.com/6269516/succession-season-4-episode-3-recap/ 02:00 NYT: The One Thing Trump Has That DeSantis Never Will, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/opinion/trump-feud-ron-desantis.html https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/succession-is-not-just-the-best-show-on-tv-it-s-the-bravest-20230410-p5czbw.html 20:30 Gavin Newsome as the Democrats' 2024 nominee? 37:45 Elliott Blatt joins 46:00 Nothing good happens after midnight 1:11:00 The Rise of Modern Japan, https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Rise-of-Modern-Japan-Audiobook/ 1:38:00 The TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) is flourishing after Trump https://dennisprager.com/column/could-it-happen-here-it-is-happening-here/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/us/stanford-law-school-free-speech.html Hobbes: A Biography, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=147354 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/world/americas/el-salvador-gangs.html Is it better to enchant your life or catastrophize your life? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/well/mind/romanticize-your-life-tiktok.html https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-04-04/loud-classical-music-macarthur-park-metro-los-angeles-decibel-meter https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/style/brooke-shields-pretty-baby.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/opinion/internet-economy.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/04/trump-indictment-presidential-election-george-will/ https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/4/4/23648390/trump-indictment-supreme-court-stormy-daniels-manhattan-alvin-bragg https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/04/summer-1963-year-sex-beatles-one-day-cricket-england-west-indies?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1 https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/04/extrapolations-the-power-dystopian-tv-shows/673607/ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSFVD7Xfhn7sJY8LAIQmH8Q/join https://odysee.com/@LukeFordLive, https://rumble.com/lukeford, https://dlive.tv/lukefordlivestreams Superchat: https://entropystream.live/app/lukefordlive Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/lukeford/ Soundcloud MP3s: https://soundcloud.com/luke-ford-666431593 Code of Conduct: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=125692 http://lukeford.net Email me: lukeisback@gmail.com or DM me on Twitter.com/lukeford, Best videos: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=143746 Support the show | https://www.streamlabs.com/lukeford, https://patreon.com/lukeford, https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback Facebook: http://facebook.com/lukecford Book an online Alexander Technique lesson with Luke: https://alexander90210.com Feel free to clip my videos. It's nice when you link back to the original.

Crawdads and Taters have an impromptu discussion on the definition of Neoliberalism, a few ways it has played out in the US and global economy, and how it paves the way for modern-day fascism. Episode Notes Border Deaths Operation Gatekeeper and the Birth of Border Militarization From 1994-2014, over 10,000 refugees have died attempting to cross the border. Crossing Over: Enrique Morales, Founder of Border Angels Talks the on Border Crisis and How We Can Stop It, 2014. How U.S. Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert Into a Graveyard for Migrants, New York Times, 2020. In Juarez, women just disappear, 2011 Death in the Sands: The Horror of the US-Mexico Border Stop Enbridge Line 3 Stop Line 3 Chronicles Line 3- Indigenous Environmental Network Neoliberal Trade Deals fueling the “immigration crisis” NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), 1994 TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership), (2016, but defeated by global grassroots movements) PPP (Plan Puebla Panama), 2001 CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement), 2005 Reagan and privatization Reagan Plan to Privatize Government Is Gaining Support From Democrats, 1988 The History of Privatization: How an Ideological and Political Attack on Government Became a Corporate Grab for Gold Key word of new budget: 'Privatization' Privatization is at the Core of Fascism Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Plan Is a Stalking Horse for Privatization Germany and Forced Labor Ford and GM Scrutinized for Alleged Nazi Collaboration, 1998 Ford sued over slave labor Biden and Deportation United We Dream: Stop Deportations Now

Ngày 06/10/2020, cuộc họp các ngoại trưởng bốn nước trong Bộ Tứ - Quad, hay còn gọi là Đối thoại an ninh bốn bên, diễn ra ở Tokyo nhằm khẳng định một chiến lược Ấn Độ - Thái Bình Dương « tự do và rộng mở » trong bối cảnh Trung Quốc hành xử ngày càng hung hăng trong khu vực. Trong chiến lược này, đâu là vị trí của khối ASEAN ? Kết quả bầu cử Mỹ 2020 có ảnh hưởng gì đến chiến lược của Bộ Tứ hay không ? Liệu ý tưởng thành lập một liên minh quân sự theo mô hình NATO có thể thực hiện được hay không ? RFI Tiếng Việt tiếp tục đặt câu hỏi với nhà nghiên cứu David Camroux, trường đại học Khoa học Chính trị (Sciences Po, Paris), giáo sư thỉnh giảng trường Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội. ********** RFI Tiếng Việt : Trong chiến lược Ấn Độ - Thái Bình Dương, Bộ Tứ không thể bỏ qua vai trò của khối ASEAN. Bản thân khối 10 nước Đông Nam Á này cũng có một tầm nhìn riêng của mình về vùng Ấn Độ - Thái Bình Dương. Ông có thể cho biết rõ hơn về tầm nhìn này ? GS. David Camroux : Từ năm 2013, Indonesia đã có nói đến Ấn Độ - Thái Bình Dương. Giống như nhiều khái niệm khác của Indonesia, khái niệm này trước hết là dành cho công luận trong nước. Nghĩa là, Indonesia, một nước Hồi giáo lớn nhất thế giới, tự đặt mình nằm giữa Ấn Độ Dương và Thái Bình Dương. Đó là một quốc gia quần đảo giống như Philippines. Dưới thời cựu tổng thống Yudhoyono, và bây giờ là Joko Widodo, Indonesia tự cho mình là một diễn đàn chính trị cả cho Ấn Độ Dương lẫn Thái Bình Dương, đó chính là một tầm nhìn của Indonesia về Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương. Có thể nói chính Indonesia đã đưa ra khái niệm Nhà nước-quốc gia quần đảo. Chính Indonesia đã đi vận động rất nhiều cho Công ước Liên Hiệp Quốc về Luật biển. Tuy nhiên, Indonesia dưới thời tổng thống Widodo và nhất là bà ngoại trưởng lấy làm lo lắng rằng khái niệm Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương có nguy cơ bị Hoa Kỳ, Úc, Nhật Bản hay Ấn Độ chiếm lấy và không dành một chỗ nào cho ASEAN. Thế nên, Jakarta ngay từ năm 2018 đã bắt đầu khởi động các cuộc tham vấn với các nước thành viên trong khối ASEAN và lần mới nhất là hồi tháng 9/2019. Khái niệm Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương do Indonesia đề xuất dưới tên gọi « ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific » đã được các nước thành viên chấp nhận vào năm 2019. Theo đó, khái niệm « vai trò trung tâm » của ASEAN được xác định, nghĩa là trong khu vực Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương, ASEAN có một vị trí ở giữa. Nhưng vai trò trung tâm này cũng bị lung lay vì những chia rẽ trong nội bộ ASEAN ? GS. David Camroux : Sự chia rẽ này được thấy rõ trong cuộc bỏ phiếu ở Liên Hiệp Quốc cách nay vài tuần liên quan đến các vấn đề Hồng Kông, người Duy Ngô Nhĩ ở Tân Cương, Trung Quốc. Phần lớn các nước ASEAN tỏ ra trung lập, nhưng có một số nước bày tỏ ủng hộ Trung Quốc, đó là Lào, Cam Bốt, Miến Điện. Trên thực tế, trong số các nước ASEAN, Trung Quốc có những chế độ « khách hàng » như Cam Bốt, Lào và những nước ủng hộ chỉ đơn thuần vì lý do địa lý, đó là những quốc gia láng giềng như Miến Điện, Thái Lan, những nước này ít chống đối hơn. Ở phía bên kia là những nước có tranh chấp lãnh thổ với Trung Quốc, đặc biệt là Việt Nam. Hệ quả của sự chia rẽ này là gì ? GS. David Camroux :Trước cuộc họp Bộ Tứ gần đây, đã có một cuộc họp hồi tháng Ba năm nay giữa các thứ trưởng ngoại giao ba nước New Zealand, Hàn Quốc và Việt Nam. Chúng ta thấy rõ là Việt Nam đang xích lại gần Mỹ hơn, cũng như là với các nước khác trong Bộ Tứ là Nhật Bản, vốn dĩ đã có một mối quan hệ truyền thống, Ấn Độ và cả Úc nữa. Người ta cũng thấy là Việt Nam chơi rất tốt lá bài Nhật Bản và Hàn Quốc để cân đối với đầu tư của Trung Quốc. Trong cuộc chiến thương mại Mỹ - Trung, rõ ràng Việt Nam hưởng lợi nhiều nhất, đây cũng là nước thắng đại dịch Covid-19. Chúng ta thấy rõ là nếu người ta muốn tìm một cơ sở để có thể đi từ sản xuất đến xuất khẩu thì Việt Nam sẽ vượt lên hàng đầu trước các nước khác trong khu vực. Những chia rẽ này, trước đây vốn dĩ hiện hữu, nay ngày càng gia tăng trong lòng khối ASEAN, khi Việt Nam là quốc gia Đông Nam Á đầu tiên được tham dự các cuộc đàm phán TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). Dĩ nhiên là tổng thống Trump đã rút Hoa Kỳ ra khỏi thỏa thuận tự do mậu dịch, nhưng thỏa thuận này vẫn tồn tại mà không có Mỹ. Đây lại là một sai lầm của Donald Trump, bởi vì TPP do ông Obama đề xướng được xem như là một công cụ để tăng cường ảnh hưởng của Mỹ tại châu Á. Nếu như sau kỳ bầu cử lần này, Joe Biden trở thành tổng thống, rất có thể Hoa Kỳ sẽ đánh giá lại thỏa thuận này. Nhìn chung, ngoài Việt Nam, Singapore và dường như là có cả Malaysia, thì đúng là có rất ít quốc gia thuộc khối ASEAN là thành viên của CTPP hiện nay. Rõ ràng là Việt Nam đã đặt quyền lợi kinh tế của mình lên trên cả tầm nhìn chung của cả khối ASEAN. Như vậy, trên bình diện kinh tế, chúng ta thấy rõ là đã có những rạn nứt trong khối ASEAN. Còn trên bình diện chính trị, có một điểm quan trọng là cuộc họp cấp cao Bộ Tứ diễn ra hôm 06/10 giữa ngoại trưởng 4 nước Ấn Độ, Nhật Bản, Hoa Kỳ và Úc, lần đầu tiên được tổ chức riêng. Những cuộc họp trước đây đều diễn ra bên lề các cuộc họp thượng đỉnh ASEAN. Lần này, cuộc họp được tổ chức riêng ngoài khuôn khổ ASEAN. Như vậy, theo giới quan sát, « vị trí trung tâm » của ASEAN trong toàn bộ khu vực Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương dường như đang bị thách thức. Nhưng điều đó cũng không có nghĩa là ASEAN sẽ biến mất trong nay mai, nhưng người ta thấy rõ có những hạn chế về tình liên đới giữa các thành viên trong khối ASEAN. Phải chăng đây cũng chính là điểm gây khó khăn cho Việt Nam trong vai trò chủ tịch luân phiên 2020 ? GS. David Camroux : Đúng là không dễ dàng cho Việt Nam chút nào trong năm nay. Thêm vào đó là Việt Nam còn phải chủ trì các cuộc họp « trực tuyến ». Những dự án của Hà Nội trong năm chủ tịch này để xúc tiến những lợi ích của mình có thể nói là đã bị thu hẹp. Dù vậy, Việt Nam cũng đã thành công trong việc đưa vấn đề Biển Đông vào trong các cuộc hội thảo, nhưng họ không đạt được một sự đồng thuận trong khối ASEAN chỉ vì một quốc gia duy nhất là Cam Bốt. Tuy nhiên, theo quan điểm của tôi, việc ASEAN có đề cập đến phán quyết của Tòa Trọng tài La Haye cũng đã là một thắng lợi ngoại giao cho Việt Nam. Nước Mỹ đang trong mùa bầu cử tổng thống. Liệu rằng kết quả bầu chọn có tác động đến sự tiến triển của Bộ Tứ hay không ? GS. David Camroux : Nếu ông Trump tái đắc cử đây sẽ là một thảm họa cho hệ thống đa phương, cho nền dân chủ Mỹ và là một thảm họa cho sự tiến bộ dân chủ trên thế giới. Tuy nhiên, tôi nghĩ là với ông Joe Biden, Bộ Tứ sẽ tiếp tục được duy trì, và có thể phối hợp với cả Pháp nữa nhưng theo một cách khác. Tôi cho rằng sẽ không có một tình bằng hữu thật sự giữa Donald Trump và ông Narendra Modi, thủ tướng Ấn Độ, hai nhân vật đầy quyền lực. Dù vậy, Hoa Kỳ và Ấn Độ vẫn sẽ tiếp tục xích lại gần nhau hơn, thậm chí là sẽ được củng cố hơn nữa, trước hết đó là vì nếu ông Biden đắc cử, phó tổng thống Mỹ mới là một người Mỹ gốc Ấn, bà Kalama Harris, và ở Mỹ, sự ủng hộ của cộng đồng Ấn Độ là khá lớn, có thể làm thay đổi lá phiếu các cử tri tại nhiều bang như Texas. Tôi cũng tin rằng sự đối đầu với Trung Quốc cũng không biến mất, trên bình diện kinh tế có thể nhẹ hơn, nhưng ngày càng gay gắt hơn trong các vấn đề như an ninh chẳng hạn, trong vấn đề tự do lưu thông hàng hải ở Biển Đông, hay như hồ sơ nhân quyền. Tôi nghĩ là ông Biden buộc phải tỏ ra cứng rắn với Trung Quốc, bởi vì ông Donald Trump cáo buộc ông ấy là « nhu nhược » trước Trung Quốc. Giờ chiến lược Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương được đưa vào trong tầm nhìn chiến lược của Hoa Kỳ, và nhiều nước trong khu vực nên liên minh không chính thức này vẫn sẽ tiếp tục, có thể là ít đối đầu với Trung Quốc chí ít là trong các phát biểu. Nhưng tôi nhắc lại rằng, sự ủng hộ mạnh nhất dành cho Bộ Tứ chính là Tập Cận Bình. Chính các hành động của ông ấy, các chính sách đối ngoại hung hăng của ông ấy, các hành động của ông đối với Hồng Kông, thái độ của ông với Đài Loan cho thấy Trung Quốc không có đồng minh. Đây thật sự là một vấn đề cho Bắc Kinh. Điều làm tôi khó hiểu là 20 năm chính sách đối ngoại của Trung Quốc tại Đông Nam Á đang bị phung phí. Hai mươi năm nỗ lực quyền lực mềm để chứng tỏ là « một láng giềng tử tế, một nước anh cả », tất cả những điều đó, cùng với dịch bệnh Covid-19, đã thúc đẩy nhanh hơn nữa tiến trình đó, tất cả đều bị lãng phí. Do vậy, Bộ Tứ vẫn sẽ tiếp tục củng cố, khái niệm Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương cũng được tăng cường nhiều hơn. Gần đây, ngoại trưởng Mike Pompeo có kêu gọi thành lập một kiểu liên minh quân sự giống như là NATO. Theo ông, liệu một liên minh quân sự như vậy có thể hình thành hay không ? GS. David Camroux : Đây sẽ là một sự ngây thơ và phản tác dụng. Một liên minh không chính thức với Hoa Kỳ dĩ nhiên là không có vấn đề gì, và mối liên minh không chính thức này giữa các nước vẫn sẽ tiếp tục. Nhưng không ai được lợi gì, kể cả Việt Nam, Úc hay ngay cả Ấn Độ lao vào một liên minh bị xem như là một hình thức phát động chiến tranh lạnh thứ hai để ngăn chận sức mạnh quân sự Trung Quốc. Thách thức đối với Việt Nam cũng như là các nước khác trong khu vực, là trong tình huống xung đột giữa các cường quốc, tốt nhất không phải chọn phe nào, ít ra là trong lúc này và có thể khôn khéo thoát khỏi tình huống khó xử này. RFI Tiếng Việt xin cảm ơn giáo sư David Camroux.  

We discussed few things including:1. How small businesses are responding during crisis2. What strategies can entrepreneurs implement now3. What support programs can they take advantage of4. How can we as  a community help themPanelists:Rieva Lesonsky  is CEO of GrowBiz Media, a content and consulting company specializing in covering small businesses and entrepreneurship. Before co-founding GrowBiz Media, Lesonsky was Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine. A nationally known speaker and authority on entrepreneurship, Rieva has been covering America's entrepreneurs for more than 26 years. Lesonsky has appeared on hundreds of radio shows and numerous local and national television programs, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, Fox Business News, The Martha Stewart show and Oprah and can regularly be seen on MSNBC's Your Business. Lesonsky wrote the bestselling book Start Your Own Business, currently in its 4th edition, and has co-authored several other books about small business and entrepreneurship.Brian Moran is the CEO of Brian Moran & Associates, a New Jersey-based consulting firm, dedicated to helping SMBs and entrepreneurs run better businesses.Previously, he worked as an Executive Director of Sales Development at the Wall Street Journal, Associate Publisher at Inc. Magazine, and a Publisher at Entrepreneur. Brian has also managed two content companies, Veracle Media and Moran Media Group, which focused on helping entrepreneurs manage and grow their companies.He currently leads SMB Experts, an Oracle-sponsored panel comprised of today's SMB thought leaders. He also sits on the board for a number of entrepreneurial organizations, including The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, United Athletes Foundation, and SCORE's National Marketing Council. Follow Brian on Twitter: @BrianMoran.Dr. Tendai Ndoro has a PhD in Public Administration. She is CEO of three global small businesses and for the past 18 years has been contracted as Regional Director for the NJSBDC at Rutgers University/Rutgers Business School (RBS) - Newark & ASBDC-NJ statewide network. During her tenure with the Small Business Development Center with NJSBD, Dr. Ndoro has designed, developed & implemented innovative, successful small business and economic development programs, including ongoing RBS Student experiential learning initiatives. She has served as Essex County Commissioner for the Essex County Disparity Commission. Dr. Ndoro has participated as a focus group expert for the Obama Administration through the Small Business Administration, US Commercial Services/Dept. of Commerce, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and White House Entrepreneurship Summit on TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership).  Rana Shanawani is the Executive Director for the Women's Center for Entrepreneurship Corp. in Chatham, NJ (WCEC). Before working at the WCEC, she was a non-profit consultant helping  international organizations in strategic management. In 2004, after working as a UN consultant for  several years, she served as the CEO of BIDAYA, a chapter of the Prince's Youth Business International in  Syria. BIDAYA's main objective was to provide under-served entrepreneurs with training, micro-loans,  and mentoring. During her tenure there she received the Takreem Achievement Award for Best Young  Entrepreneur and was selected to meet with President Barack Obama and Secretary Clinton at the  Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship. Ms. Shanawani has received her Masters in Public Health  from Johns Hopkins, and her Bachelors in biology from Cornell University.

Introduction Bill Clinton’s North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), while controversial, was widely acclaimed when it was enacted 25 years ago. President Clinton declared. “First of all, NAFTA means jobs. American jobs, and good-paying American jobs. If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't support this agreement. In a fundamental sense, this debate about NAFTA is a debate about whether we will embrace these changes and create the jobs of tomorrow, or try to resist these changes, hoping we can preserve the economic structures of yesterday.” Very recently, President Trump declared, "It’s my great honor to announce that we have successfully completed negotiations on a brand new deal to terminate and replace NAFTA (with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement--USMCA)" Trump continued. “I have long contended that NAFTA was perhaps the worst trade deal ever made.”  Bill Clinton, globalist. (Kinda) Barack Obama, global apologist. Donald Trump, America First. (Pretty much) That is the subject of today’s 10-minute episode.  Continuing President Trump, in his inaugural address, declared, “From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it is going to be only America First.” Note from history. “America First” was the name of Charles Lindberg’s organization that bitterly fought America’s entry into WWII, including during the summer of 1940 when Germany was attempting to wrest control of the air over Britain prior to invading, perhaps adding Britain to its conquest of all of consequential Europe. Thereby winning WWII. Lindberg was the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic, winning the coveted $25K Orteig prize in 1927. But he got this one wrong. The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor brought America into the war; “America First” dissolved in shame. Trump’s USMCA is an example of his America First vision. And it is also a great example of the saying, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” Nancy Pelosi and the AFL-CIO are strong supporters. Yes, the same Nancy Pelosi who is pushing hard to remove Trump from office for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Part of the core of what the USMCA does is increase wages and the price of cars. The new agreement gradually raises the bar of North American-made parts in their cars to be imported duty free from 62.5% to 75% by 2023. This will incentivize automakers to increase the amount of North American parts they use in their cars and light trucks. Additionally, to further support North American jobs, the deal contains new trade rules of origin to drive higher wages by requiring that 40-45 percent of auto content be made by workers earning at least $16 per hour. Result: American workers will be paid more; cars will cost more.  The House of Representatives approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in an overwhelming 385-41 vote. Thirty-eight Democrats opposed it. The trade pact now heads to the Senate, which is expected to ratify it in 2020. The new agreement is neither a major advance, nor a huge retreat. It is modestly different. It does reflect Trump’s win/lose, zero sum game view of the world. In other words, Trump believes that for one entity to win, the other must lose. He made that approach work for him in business, and, understandably, he is using that approach as our president when dealing with foreign governments and entities like NATO, the UN, the Paris Climate accords and the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership). America First. After WWII, the United States invested staggering sums of money in rebuilding Europe. In what was called the Marshall Plan, named for George Marshall, Army Chief of Staff during the war, and Secretary of State during the implementation of the plan. The Marshall Plan, officially known as the European Recovery Program, rebuilt a devastated Europe. Even the winners were in economic ruins. The win-win was that while we spent boatloads of money, we helped to restore the free world to economic health.

In this wide ranging dialogue Dr. Shermer speaks with the famed economist Dr. Tyler Cowen, whose new book, Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals, is “a vision for a society of free, prosperous, and responsible individuals.” Dr. Cowen makes the case that… “Growth is good. Through history, economic growth, in particular, has alleviated human misery, improved human happiness and opportunity, and lengthened human lives. Wealthier societies are more stable, offer better living standards, produce better medicines, and ensure greater autonomy, greater fulfillment, and more sources of fun. If we want to continue on our trends of growth, and the overwhelmingly positive outcomes for societies that come with it, every individual must become more concerned with the welfare of those around us and in the world at large and most of all our descendants in the future. So, how do we proceed?” Dr. Tyler Cowen is an economics professor at George Mason University where he holds the Holbert C. Harris chair in the economics department. He hosts the economics blog marginal Revolution, together with co-author Alex Tabarrok. He writes the “Economic Scene” column for the New York Times, and now contributes a regular opinion column at Bloomberg View. He has written for the New Republic, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek and the Wilson Quarterly. Dr. Shermer and Dr. Cowen also discuss… what it means to be “on the margin,” “marginal utility,” and his blog “Marginal Revolution” trade wars and tariffs and what they really mean for consumers, companies, and countries (China, NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), etc.) unemployment is now under 4%, the lowest in decades. Is Trump a savvy economist? why capitalism is a moral system as well as an economic system income inequality universal basic income regulating financial markets immigration: how does an economist think about borders and walls? why incentives matter libertarian paternalism and nudging people to do the right thing social media companies and governmental regulation Jordan Peterson and the power of narrative governing Mars: what political and economic systems should we take with us to the Red Planet, and which should we leave behind. Listen to Science Salon via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play Music, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and Soundcloud. This Science Salon was recorded on January 15, 2019. You play a vital part in our commitment to promote science and reason. If you enjoy the Science Salon Podcast, please show your support by making a donation, or by becoming a patron.  

RN and Co-President of National Nurses United, Deborah Burger joins us this week to talk about the People’s Rally that converged in D.C. to celebrate the defeat of the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) and chart a path ‘Forward Together’. Nurses and other organizations have been fighting against the TPP for over 4 years now and are largely responsible for it's demise. "It's a movement, and it doesn't matter who's in the White House, rather it matters who's in the streets", said Executive Director of NNU RoseAnn DeMoro.

Why is this government touting the TPPA, a complex and convoluted path to achieve a $2.7 billion by 2030?  In 2015, over $4.5 billion was earned by our four big Australian banks alone which was a 30% increase in returns over a 7 year period. Our country's sovereignty and democracy is about to be lost for such little gain from the TPPA, particularly compared to corporate profit levels. Since the TPP’s signing on the 4th February the government is steaming ahead with ratification, first reviewing the TPP agreement and the National Interest Analysis (NIA) through the present Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (FADT) Select Committee process. Over 3000 New Zealanders have provided the government with their views and evidence, at hearings in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland, with more through the remainder of April in Wellington. The report from the FADT committee is due before the Parliament in May. If approved the Minister Todd MacClay will introduce enabling legislation to the House which will amend our New Zealand domestic legislation where it is inconsistent with the TPP treaty arrangements agreed by the 12 parties. Greg Rzesniowiecki, aka Gregfullmoon, has evolved to fill the role of public advocate specifically on behalf of the public interest concerning the TPP. Born in Australia, and having worked in engineering and as a union organiser, Greg moved to Motueka where he was a member of the Renewables a local climate action group. He quickly came to realise that TPP would make government’s ability to regulate for carbon emission reductions problematic. It was local government in the form of Auckland Council which gave a lead in the struggle with TPP. In December 2012, the Auckland Council adopted a comprehensive 12 point policy in respect to the TPP. This policy has now been adopted by 12 New Zealand Territorial Authorities who in their territories represent 60% of the NZ population. Greg was involved in supporting that effort. Greg has also been supportive of local TPP Action groups when planning their rallies and actions, assisting in Nelson, Wellington and Hamilton on various occasions. Greg says we will have several more opportunities to voice our disapproval in the remainder of the year, however if we want to ensure that New Zealand does not ratify the TPP we need to make sure that the Government does not have the numbers in the house for the TPP and its enabling legislation. This means pressuring local MPs and members of the smaller parties such as Peter Dunne.
 Activists also are continuing to promote the call for a binding referendum on the TPP prior to final assent. Greg was central in petitioning the Governor General to ask him to demand that the Prime Minister puts the question of the TPP to the people, otherwise the Governor General will refuse to give the legislation the final assent which requires the Governor General’s signature.   For more information on the TPPA See this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwqMp1ykbW8 or go to http://itsourfuture.org.nz/ For more information about New Zealand’s already eroding sovereignty, go to http://canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz/community/CAFCA/cafca-standfor.html This interview was sponsored by The Awareness Party http://www.theawarenessparty.com/

Once again we welcome to the programme Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, who joins us to give his reaction to the Paris Attacks of 13th November, assessing them in relation to current and historical geopolitical realities. In the second half of the interview Dr. Roberts shares with us his analysis of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership") and other so-called "trade deals" such as TTIP and TiSA, and raises the question as to whether we are seeing, in these developments, the dawn of the New World Order. "There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always—do not forget this, Winston—always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever." (Orwell, 1984) (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

Once again we welcome to the programme Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, who joins us to give his reaction to the Paris Attacks of 13th November, assessing them in relation to current and historical geopolitical realities. In the second half of the interview Dr. Roberts shares with us his analysis of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership") and other so-called "trade deals" such as TTIP and TiSA, and raises the question as to whether we are seeing, in these developments, the dawn of the New World Order. "There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always—do not forget this, Winston—always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever." (Orwell, 1984) (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

Meet William Deane, author of Our Missing News Blog! Let's talk about Veteran's Day and lets lead the show with it, before I get into the Walmart Scam of making a profit on their green lights.  We end up with positive suggestions, like driving a wounded Vet to a Vets hospital, etc.   Then to last night's debate on Fox, GOP showed up much better than a few days ago when CNBC business reporters made a mess of their chance.  Donald was well behaved  but acted like he didn't know China os not a member of TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership). Marco Rubio  is a great campaigner but lacks experience.  Bush again failed.   The attempt to destroy Carson last weekend fell flat.  www.ourmissingnews.com

The SH&J team kept Larry on his toes this week with a lot of interesting questions. Discussions arose over the stock markets, the dollar and CBO’s ten year Treasury outlook. Larry covered a lot of additional ground including minimum wage and upper-end staffing, the S&P 500, the dollar, and the TPP (Trans-Pacific-Partnership) which “kind-of passed this week.” It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the economy and Larry covered many important bases. Listen in to catch up on where the U.S. and global economy has been and where they might be headed.

University of Ottawa's Michael Geist breaks down the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), a proposed trade agreement that Stephen Harper has been toiling over in secret for the last five years - an agreement that will have huge impacts on Canada's internet freedom and copyright issues.  Michael Geist's Twitter: @mgeist Full text of the TPP leakSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The TPP isn't just another pesky acronym, it's a whole lot worse. In less than two minutes, this video explains the dangers a massive trade deal called the Trans-Pacific Partnership would have on our ability to tackle the climate crisis. Watch, share, and take action to demand fair trade, not toxic trade. More info, visit: … Continue reading What is the TPP? (Trans-Pacific Partnership) →

Free Trade agreements being adopted by Canada are undermining the ability of governments to protect the public good. That is the conclusion of the civil society farm, labour, indigenous, student, cultural, environmental and other organizations that have come together under the banner of the Trade Justice Network. With January marking the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the TJN recently organized the “Intercontinental Day of Action Against the TPP and Corporate Globalization,” a call to resist the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) and similar trade deals. These progressive organizations believe that the free trade agenda, embodied by NAFTA and its offspring, represent a “corporate power grab” that threaten “working families, small farmers, indigenous peoples, small business and the environment in all three countries and beyond.” Traditional strategies for resisting these legislative instruments have famously included mass mobilizations, such as were seen in Seattle (1999) and the Quebec Summit of the Americas (2001), not to mention standard protests, petitions, and other efforts at lobbying politicians to change their minds. Less seasoned activists may resort to throwing their weight behind the campaign of an opposition politician who pays lip service to resisting corporate trade deals, but offers little in the way of concrete action once in a position of power and influence. Another less talked about approach however, is utilizing those legal instruments already available to the people, in the form of constitutional court challenges. Enter Rocco Galati. Galati has over the course of his legal career criticised actions by the State at the Summit of the Americas and the G20 in Toronto. He has represented terrorism-related and other cases that many other lawyers won't touch. He is currently engaged in a number of interesting battles challenging the government, including a challenge against the Finance Minister and the Bank of Canada, and a challenge to Health Canada's restrictions on the sale of natural health products. Galati argues that the afore-mentioned trade agreements, insofar as they are being implemented without the approval of the Canadian Parliament are unconstitutional. Galati had in fact attempted to challenge the Multi-lateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) on the grounds that it conferred on to trans-national corporations powers that over-ride constitutionally protected jurisdiction. Galati explains this view in the first half hour. In the remainder of the program, Galati provides an update of the case he is championing against the Bank of Canada. Galati also resurrects some older cases he took on. He talks about his defence of one of the Toronto 18 terrorism plotters, Ahmad Mustafa Ghany. He talks about his former client, Delmart Vreeland, the jailed Naval Intelligence officer who attempted to warn Canadian and American law enforcement authorities of the attacks of September 11, 2001. He talks about a death threat he received years ago that caused him to back off of the case ofAbdurahman Khadr. He talks about what he calls the '500 mile Liberal Syndrome.' He also talks about fundamental flaws in the system that, as he sees it, prevent ordinary men and women elected to high office from acting in the interests of the public.

originally posted:www.letstalkaboutit.info follow on twitter:@letstalkletsbe follow on fb:www.facebook.com/LetsTalkRadio Hosted by Subhash Kateel Produced by Aidil Oscariz, Bruce Wayne Stanley While almost everyone knows about the government shutdown, few people know that some politicians are still at work pushing a NAFTA-like fake free trade agreement on steroids, the #TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). Rep. Alan Grayson, Margaret Flowers (Flush the TPP), David Christoper(Open Media) & D'Marie Mulattieri (grassroots, Expose the TPP - USA) will tell us more.

Topic for the show:  I will cover the ongoing "shut down" of the government and the moves behind the scenes regarding the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership).  The unification of trade agreements behind closed doors means we lose our rights even though we have a Constitution. 

Nicole speaks with Public Citizen's Lori Wallach about the horrible leaked TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) "trade" pact, with Salon.com's Gleen Greenwald about the latest on the lawsuit over the NDAA indefinite detention provision and the US drone program, and Congressman Alan Grayson about all of it.